AWS AmazonECS medium security documentation change
Summary
Added end-of-life warning for Amazon Linux 2 AMI, urging migration to Amazon Linux 2023
Security assessment
Explicitly warns about security risks from using an EOL AMI (no future security patches). Directly addresses security maintenance by encouraging upgrade to a supported OS version.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-optimized_AMI.md b/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-optimized_AMI.md index 3b25a4948..7e34611dd 100644 --- a//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-optimized_AMI.md +++ b//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/ecs-optimized_AMI.md @@ -8,0 +9,4 @@ Applying security updates +###### Important + +The Amazon ECS-Optimized Amazon Linux 2 AMI reaches end-of-life on June 30, 2026, mirroring the same EOL date of the upstream Amazon Linux 2 operating system (for more information, see the [Amazon Linux 2 FAQs](https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/faqs/)). We encourage customers to upgrade their applications to use Amazon Linux 2023, which includes long term support through 2028. +